Chapter 142: Returning to Yongning City

Li Mo knew that relying on the Reverse Lan Ke to shorten the time until she could see Jiang Feng again was not an easy task.

Because the Reverse Lan Ke only existed in the legends of the Jiaoren tribe; it was a secret realm.

Few knew what it truly was.

Although Meng Yingxing and the others had entered a few days ago, they hadn’t explained everything inside to her in detail.

The only thing Li Mo knew for certain was that the flow of time there was different from the mortal world.

But Li Mo found her husband’s reincarnation in Zhongyang Town, and it was also in Zhongyang Town that she bumped into the elusive Reverse Lan Ke.

She believed this was fate decreed by the heavens.

The restrictions on the entrance to the Reverse Lan Ke had already been opened by Meng Yingxing and Xiu Qingcheng. Li Mo’s hands gently touched that small patch of distorted space, and the secret realm entrance, which she once couldn’t even touch, opened up to her without concealment.

Li Mo glanced at the little baby who was looking around curiously, but in the end, her heart hardened.

Old Bai sat properly before the stone table, holding black and white pieces in his hands, playing Weiqi to entertain himself.

Suddenly, he seemed to sense something. His aged face lifted slightly as he looked in the direction where Xiu Qingcheng and Meng Yingxing had left dozens of days ago.

Someone else had entered the Reverse Lan Ke.

Old Bai’s hand paused over the board, and a look of joy surfaced on his brow.

The entrance location hadn’t changed, which meant the person coming was very likely Li Mo, or perhaps Xiu Qingcheng and Meng Yingxing returning.

So Old Bai didn’t immediately conceal the true scenery of the Reverse Lan Ke.

He slowly stood up and walked toward the entrance.

At this moment, Li Mo stood at the entrance of the Reverse Lan Ke holding Jiang Feng. Her beautiful eyes widened slightly as she looked around at the scenery with shock.

She had imagined various sceneries inside the Reverse Lan Ke, but she had never fantasized that it would be a place whose beauty surpassed countless landscapes in the mortal world.

Li Mo stood there for a moment, and an old man with white hair and a white beard slowly walked towards her.

The moment Old Bai saw Li Mo, he stopped in his tracks.

He looked at this young woman holding an infant, a trace of astonishment appearing on his face.

Li Mo swam out of the river water, standing by the riverbank, soaking wet.

She stared blankly into the water, motionless.

The river flowed forward ceaselessly, taking everything away with it.

The entrance to the Reverse Lan Ke at this location had disappeared as if washed away by the river water.

If Li Mo hadn’t come out quickly, she feared she would have been trapped in the Reverse Lan Ke for all eternity, just like that immortal with white hair and beard.

A day apart feels like three autumns; longing can drive one mad.

Waiting was the most tormenting thing. Now that there was a slim chance to accelerate the process, Li Mo had no choice.

Li Mo didn’t know if Jiang Feng’s future would also be trapped in the Reverse Lan Ke for a lifetime, but perhaps, on some day in the future, they would meet again.

Even if the hope was slim, and her actions seemed like she was burying Jiang Feng with her own hands, Li Mo still hardened her heart and left Jiang Feng there.

Li Mo smiled bitterly and placed her hand on her chest.

Being cruel to Jiang Feng was also being cruel to herself.

“It’s okay, Li Mo, it’s okay.”

Li Mo murmured to herself, as if giving herself psychological comfort.

“If we miss this life… there will be a next life.”

“Husband, if this life of yours is ruined by me…”

“In the next life, I will definitely compensate you double.”

The moment they returned to Yongning City, Meng Yingxing’s face immediately turned very ugly.

The flames of the Demon Clan’s war had obviously been burning for some time.

Yongning City before his eyes had none of its former prosperity; buildings were destroyed, wails were everywhere, and massive numbers of demonic beasts were running rampant.

Sparks fell continuously from the sky, and fire consumed everything, creating a scene of hell on earth.

Compared to the scale of this demonic beast invasion, the incident with Chi Zhanyue back then was simply like a drizzle.

“An attack of this scale… the Demon Clan really went all out.”

Xiu Qingcheng looked at the tragic scenery around them, her voice turning much colder.

Of course, even at a time like this, she didn’t forget to mock the Tianfeng Sect she already looked down upon: “What exactly happened to this Tianfeng Sect, or what are they hiding, to cause the Demon Clan to launch such a massive attack? Even the three great Demon King clans have united for this?”

“Help! Help!”

Before Meng Yingxing could respond to Xiu Qingcheng’s words, he heard a shrill scream.

His expression changed, and he immediately rushed toward the direction of the cry for help.

Meng Yingxing turned onto the small path where the cry came from. It was a family of three being cornered by five scorpion demonic beasts capable of crawling on walls.

The largest scorpion demonic beast reared up its front body, preparing to pounce on the family.

“Get down!!”

Meng Yingxing shouted explosively. The Ting Tian Sword was already unsheathed and swinging instinctively.

A majestic sword light flew out, transforming into a blade of sword qi that split the scorpion beast leaping in mid-air into two.

In the terrified eyes of that family, the bisected scorpion beast crashed onto them with viscous blood, causing even more shrill screams.

Gaining a breath of respite, Meng Yingxing leaped a few times to stand in front of the family. Then, with a turn of his body, the tip of the Ting Tian Sword flicked lightly, killing another demonic beast in mid-air.

Perhaps the death of their companion diverted the attention of the other demonic beasts. They let out unpleasant hisses and charged recklessly at Meng Yingxing.

Meng Yingxing calmed his mind, unleashing all four moves of the Cloud-Coming Sword Art in an instant.

He charged into the demonic beasts, sword intent bursting and scattering, taking the lives of several beasts in a flash.

Other scorpion beasts raised their sharp tails high, firing fierce, oily-green poison arrows straight at Meng Yingxing.

With Xiu Qingcheng’s warning, Meng Yingxing dodged sideways, not forgetting to glance back at the poison arrow that landed on the ground.

The moment the poison arrow touched the stone-paved ground, it immediately melted a shocking crater into the stone, emitting evil white smoke.

“Thank you, Master.”

Xiu Qingcheng’s timely reminder allowed him to dodge immediately. Otherwise, Meng Yingxing feared he would have gotten a scar.

“Watch the front, there are more and more of these scorpions.”

Xiu Qingcheng’s voice was low. Meng Yingxing immediately focused his mind and saw more scorpion beasts crawling over from all directions.

Although these beasts were not high in cultivation realm, their numbers were truly astonishing, requiring careful handling.

Meng Yingxing protected the family behind him. With one sword strike, he cut off the tails of several scorpions used to shoot poison arrows. Then, executing the Cloud-Coming Sword Art again with flowing grace, he ended their fragile lives.

After fighting the astonishing number of scorpion beasts for a while, no new ones crawled out from other places.

Meng Yingxing looked around at the piles of scorpion beast corpses that almost formed a hill, finally exhaling a breath of turbid air.

Perhaps all the scorpion beasts in this area were here.

He sheathed the Ting Tian Sword and pulled up the family members behind him one by one.

“Thank you, Young Hero! Thank you, Young Hero!”

Seeing their survival, the family grabbed Meng Yingxing’s hands without reservation, expressing their gratitude with tears and snot running down their faces.

“The problem is, what to do with them now.”

Xiu Qingcheng looked at the family before them and raised a key point.

“We don’t know where in Yongning City is safe right now. They can’t just keep following you, right?”

“You aren’t strong enough yet to protect others on this battlefield of demons and humans. If they follow you, they will only harm you.”

Meng Yingxing naturally knew this as well.

“Junior Brother Meng, have you arrived in Yongning City?”

The disciple token on Meng Yingxing rang, transmitting Lin Yunchuan’s voice.

Perhaps affected by the thick demonic power in the air, his voice wasn’t as clear as before.

“Senior Brother, I have arrived.”

“Good. You and other low-level disciples should clear the demonic beasts in the city. If there are civilians, take them to the nearest of the four major restaurants in the city; the Tianfeng Sect has arranged personnel there!”

“Understood, Senior Brother.”

The battle situation seemed tense; after saying these words, Lin Yunchuan ended the communication.

Meng Yingxing looked at the family and said, “Follow me.”

On the way to the nearest restaurant, Meng Yingxing saw countless various demonic beasts running rampant in the city and also saw many Tianfeng Sect disciples constantly exterminating them.

But in Yongning City, it seemed only a terrifying number of demonic beasts existed; he didn’t see any actual Demon Clan members.

“The Demon Clan’s target should be the Tianfeng Sect. They ordered the demonic beasts to wreak havoc in Yongning City probably just to reduce the Tianfeng Sect’s manpower within the sect.”

“Those powerful great demons have probably all gone to the Tianfeng Sect.”

After Xiu Qingcheng spoke, Meng Yingxing looked up towards the direction of the Tianfeng Sect.

Sparks filled the sky, black clouds covered the sun, and the towering peaks of the Tianfeng Sect were particularly conspicuous under the gloomy sky.

Firelight was clearly visible on the mountains, and thick demonic power was gathering there.

The next moment, a majestic column of spiritual power shot up from the center of the Tianfeng Sect. The spiritual power scattered downwards from the sky, forming a dome that enveloped the sect.

Some flying demonic beasts crashed into the expanding spiritual dome and were instantly melted into a handful of charred ash.

“Isn’t that the Tianfeng Sect’s Guardian Formation? Have they been beaten so badly they had to show their trump card?”

Seeing the spiritual power unfolding over the Tianfeng Sect, Xiu Qingcheng couldn’t help but roast them, “Is the Tianfeng Sect not as powerful as rumored, or is the Demon Clan truly this terrifying this time?”

At the same time, Meng Yingxing’s disciple token rang again. This time, it seemed to be a communication addressed to all Tianfeng Sect disciples.

“The Tianfeng Sect is under attack by powerful Demon Clans; the Sect Guardian Formation has been activated.”

“To reiterate, low-level disciples are to work together in Yongning City to eliminate demons and protect the citizens. All intermediate and above disciples must return to the Tianfeng Sect to repel the Demon Clan!”

The voice of the person transmitting the message sounded very familiar to Meng Yingxing; it was likely a high-ranking member of the Tianfeng Sect.

Then, the messenger announced the names of several intermediate and high-level disciples, as well as Tianfeng Sect executives, ordering them to remain in Yongning City as a precaution against unforeseen events.